![]() ![]() At that open mic in Des Moines, when he was first starting out. At the Laugh Shack in Portland, Maine, in front of that bachelorette party. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.Ī bleep, a boop, a shudder, a swoosh, and there it was, on each of their phones: It’s also an ingeniously plotted puzzler with a twist you’ll never see coming! ![]() But who is doing the killing, and why?Ī darkly clever take on Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None and other classics of the genre, Ten Dead Comedians is a marvel of literary ventriloquism, with hilarious comic monologues in the voice of every suspect. Marooned without cell phone service or wifi signals, they soon find themselves being murdered one by one. All nine arrive via boat to find that every building on the island is completely deserted. ![]() ![]() The group includes a former late-night TV host, a washed-up improv instructor, a ridiculously wealthy “blue collar” comic, and a past-her-prime Vegas icon. Fred Van Lente’s brilliant debut is both a savagely funny homage to the Golden Age of Mystery and a thoroughly contemporary show-business satire.Īs the story opens, nine comedians of various acclaim are summoned to the island retreat of legendary Hollywood funnyman Dustin Walker. ![]()
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